5) After considering the contents of the affidavit and further correspondence received from the Cape Law Society, the Chairperson of the Commission directed the Secretariat to request Mr Jassiem to give reasons why he should not be charged with misconduct for deliberately defying a decision taken by the Commission on 23 August 2007. The Commission wrote to Mr Jassiem on 12 November 2009. 6) Mr Jassiem was charged with misconduct on 11 December 2009. The misconduct inquiry commenced on 26 April 2010. He elected to conduct his own defence.